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One afternoon in June 2024, I stood up against the fence of a sprawling industrial facility a few miles outside of Corsicana, Texas. Over a metal gate, I watched a bright yellow excavator claw at the dirt and flatbed trucks shuttle to and fro. A hangar-like structure with a gleaming white roof stretched hundreds of meters along the opposite perimeter. The company that owned the plot, Riot Platforms, was busily constructing the world’s largest bitcoin mine.A year and a half later, a projected two-thirds of the facility is being repurposed to accommodate AI and high-performance computing (HPC) tasks. Less a…

Over a year ago, I was prompted to look for another budgeting app. Intuit, parent company of Mint, the budgeting app I had been using for a long time, shut down the service in March 2024. The company encouraged Mint users to migrate to its other financial app, Credit Karma, but I found it to be a poor Mint replacement after trying it out. That sent me searching elsewhere to find an app to track all of my financial accounts, monitor my credit score, track spending and set goals like building a rainy-day fund and paying down my mortgage faster.If…

Lego’s recreation of Rivendell is actually even bigger than Barad-dur. At 6,167 pieces, Rivendell is one of the 10 largest Lego sets ever made. Unsurprisingly, it takes up a lot of space, too. The completed build is 28.5-inches wide, 19.5 inches deep, and 15 inches tall.Rivendell is home to 15 Lego minifigures, including all of the members of the Fellowship, Bilbo Baggins, and several other characters:Frodo BagginsSamwise Gamgee (Sam)Gandalf the GreyMeriadoc Brandybuck (Merry)Peregrin Took (Pip)AragornLegolasGimliBoromirBilbo BagginsElrondArwenGloin2 ElvesThis highly detailed model features recreations of rooms from the movie, including Frodo’s bedroom and Elrond’s study. Rivendell is a modular build, which makes…

Christians are well aware of the Nativity story, in which three wise men follow the “Star of Bethlehem” to the newborn Jesus. But does this biblical story have astronomical origins? What was the “Christmas Star”?Modern skywatchers have posited many theories, such as the star being a very close conjunction of Venus and Jupiter in 2 B.C or a less visually striking triple conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn seen throughout 7 B.C. (Historians continue to debate the actual date of Jesus’ birth.) Another theory suggests it may have been a bright stellar explosion.There are no major close conjunctions this December, nor…

Samsung is gearing up to introduce its 2nm-based flagship chipset, the Exynos 2600, and early benchmarks suggest it can go head-to-head with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. But if history is anything to go by, it’s wise not to read too much into early numbers from an unreleased Exynos chip. Samsung is rumored to be planning the S26 and S26+ with this in-house silicon in most regions, which has understandably disappointed fans who were hoping for a global Snapdragon rollout. Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus CAD render by AndroidHeadlines / OnLeaks However, there might still be a silver lining. According…

Kids will be cleaning up on LEGO sets for the holidays, as they have for decades. But how about LEGO’s adult fans who are just kids at heart, especially the ones who’ve been devout LEGO Star Wars fans for most or all of the years those sets have been sold? Yes, there are deals for them too, perhaps none better than this Amazon sale on the LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon A New Hope 25th Anniversary Collectible Model, which is 20% off right now. This intricately detailed, displayable 921-piece commemorative model of the iconic Millennium Falcon is a $68 steal…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A never-before-seen blast from a supermassive black hole was spotted by two sophisticated X-ray space telescopes. This giant black hole about 130 million light-years away from Earth whipped up powerful winds, flinging material out into space at 37,282 miles per second.  This particular supermassive black hole is lurking within the spiral galaxy NGC 3783. Initially, astronomers spotted a bright X-ray flare erupt from the black hole before the flare quickly faded away. The fast winds emerged as it faded, raging about one-fifth of the speed of…

I’ve tested more than a few security cameras over the years, some basic, some advanced, some that promised full protection and left me disappointed. But the Baseus Security X1 Pro feels like a different beast altogether. Not just because it looks like a sci-fi drone watching over your house, but because it attempts to rethink what outdoor security should be. Instead of trying to push higher resolution or smarter alerts, it solves a more practical and persistent problem: one camera just isn’t enough. I’ve had this camera mounted around my property for about a month, testing it in real-world conditions,…

Two years ago, Fairphone launched a pair of modular, fully-repairable headphones called the Fairbuds XL. Now, the Dutch social enterprise is releasing an updated version where the focus isn’t just on the quality of its hardware, but on the merits of its raw materials.The 2025 Fairbuds XL ship with new “premium” 40mm dynamic drivers and stronger N52 rated magnets for “more power and enhanced bass response.” Listeners should expect to hear “improved accuracy in mid and high frequencies” thanks to improved audio tuning. And there’s a new paper-based speaker membrane that’s more refined than what went before.Sound-quality is certainly improved…

Katushiro Harada, veteran poster and the director of the Tekken series, has announced he is leaving Bandai Namco after 31 years. In a lengthy post on his X account, Harada said that the end of 2025 will see him leave the company, and that with Tekken reaching its 30th anniversary last year, right now felt like the “most fitting moment” to bring this chapter of his life to a close. Harada reflected on his “roots,” which involved promoting Tekken to players in Japanese arcades; he says that those days immersed in local fighting scenes both in Japan and in community…